N.Y. Times Crossword Puzzle
Across 1 Titanic victim John Jacob ___ 6 Diner’s card 10 Put-down 14 Havana hero
José 15 Getting ___ years 16 Musical pitch 17 What a good speaker maintains with the audience 19 Female org.
since the 1850s 20 U.S. intelligence
org. 21 ___ nut
(Chinese fruit) 22 Opposite of spicy 23 Internet business 25 Golfers’ bookings 27 Somewhat 29 Fox News anchor Smith 30 “Man!” 35 “August: ___ County” (2008 Pulitzer Prizewinning play) 38 Twosome 39 Weightless state, informally 41 Director’s end-of-scene cry 42 What i.o.u.’s represent 45 “Wait, wait … go back” 48 Lansing’s home: Abbr. 50 Cross through 51 Bit of Boston Harbor debris in 1773 55 Second-stringers 59 “___! The Herald
Angels Sing” 60 Regular 62 ___ constrictor 63 ___ of Wight 64 Leave no room for misinterpretation … or what the first words of the answers to the five italicized clues do, literally 66 Putin’s refusal 67 German automaker 68 Vikings, e.g. 69 Letters between jays and ells 70 Wall Street inits. 71 ___ Park, Colo. Down 1 Change, as the Constitution 2 Final approval 3 October 31 option 4 Needing no Rx 5 1970 John Wayne film 6 Glam rock band ___ the Hoople 7 Put into law 8 Small recess 9 Loosens, as laces 10 Thwarts 11 Not join t pounding, as aerobics 12 Title for Sam or Ben 13 Enjoys Joyce,
Carroll or Oates 18 U.S.S. ___ (aircraft carrier named for a former admiral) 24 Pace or race
follower 26 Howe ’er 28 Unnamed others 30 Like integers of
the form 2n + 1 31 Shade 32 “One Love”
singer 33 Suffix with ranch 34 Sauce thickener 36 Doublemint,
for one 37 Juillet’s season 40 Worldwide 43 Lottery buys 44 Univ., e.g. 46 Writer’s plan 47 Jeanne d’Arc,
for one: Abbr. 49 Muppet maker
Jim 51 “Use your head!” 52 Course for which you hardly need to 51-Down 53 Maudlin 54 Forest units 56 Call off, as
a mission 57 One just s
queaking by? 58 Fills up 61 Fr. girl 65 Lean-___
(rude shelters)